EventsUpcoming EventsYES! to Business Bio Innovations early last quarter of 2008. Recent EventsYES! to Business: Oil & Gas Forum Date: Thursday, December 13th The Horizon Initiative has partnered with the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and New Orleans CityBusiness on a series of industry specific business retention luncheon forums, entitled, YES! to Business. YES! to Business is an initiative to open the dialogue between various industry sectors including oil and gas, building and construction and port and shipping to determine what must be done to keep these industries strong in New Orleans and the region. YES! to Business: Oil & Gas is the first forum in the series. Special guest speakers will include:
Tickets to the luncheon are $45, and can be reserved by contacting acglouisiana@acg.org. We welcome you to come and join in the discussion of how to turn N.O. into The City of YES! Horizon Initiative & Miami Beacon Council at the Windsor Court Polo Lounge Date: Monday, September 17th Dear Horizon Initiative Members and Friends, The effort to form a separate private Economic Development entity with a long-term vision for the future of New Orleans is closer to becoming a reality than ever before. The City Council recently adopted a resolution in support of a model such as the one that the Horizon Initiative has been proposing (attached above). In addition, next Tuesday, the 18th, the Economic Development Committee of the City Council is holding a hearing from 9 - 11:30 am (at the City Hall Hearing Chamber, open to the public) where representatives from the Economic Development commissions of Miami, Pittsburgh and Lafayette will speak about the models adopted for success in their cities. We are assembling a group of business and civic leaders to meet Frank Nero, President and CEO, and Julio Piti, Vice President Member/Investor Relations, both of the Beacon Council of Miami, who are flying to our city specifically to testify at the hearing. It will be an opportunity, at this critical juncture, to get some face time with those who have seen this process through, from nascent organization to Economic Development success story . . . to ask questions about how the group functions, and to bounce ideas about how such a group will work for New Orleans. The time is now to gather the key business and civic leaders of the city to demonstrate their support for the city’s long-term economic development . You, along with select others, can be instrumental in the effort to make N.O. truly The City of YES! We look forward to seeing you on Monday evening. Learn More About the Inner Levees — Inner Peace Plan Much attention has been focused on the levees surrounding the population center of New Orleans, but a good flood control system requires multiple lines of defense and does not rely on a single barrier which, when it fails, will doom the entire city. Inner levees are important as a failsafe mechanism should the perimeter levees fail. Read More >> The Flood Protection Alliance (FPA) is a group of business, civic, and environmental leaders working on flood protection issues. The FPA along with the Horizon Initiative are concerned about the upcoming decision by the USACE regarding interim flood protection for the IHNC. Corps is Considering several options including: The Gate Solution (build a gate on the GIWW) and The Steel Plate Solution (attach steel plates to raise low sections of IHNC I-walls).
“The City Of Yes” was born on May 3rd to the sound of horns, tambourines, jazz and swing. The First Annual Horizon Initiative Jam Fest was held at the downtown Tipitina’s and broadcast live on WWOZ. The night celebrated the music and culture of our home, bringing together hundreds of people willing to do everything it takes to make New Orleans the metropolis it deserves to be. Read More >> |
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